Clinical

Families with workplace health insurance may have missed out on $125,000 in earnings over the past 3 decades due to rising premiums; so far, there have been about 600 drug price hikes in January; experts worry that minority and low-income people will not have easy access to zuranolone, the first FDA-approved postpartum depression pill.

Breastfeeding infants during the first 3 months can lower their risk of childhood obesity, regardless of the mother's body mass index before pregnancy.

Medical professionals explore CSCC and BCC treatment in high-risk, immunocompromised patients—specifically in the setting of organ transplantation.

Experts explore the socioeconomic impact of CSCC and BCC, and which late-stage patients will derive the greatest benefit from hedgehog inhibitors, immunotherapies, and other emerging treatments.

Shifting from an opt-in to an opt-out approach boosted palliative care consults from 16.6% of eligible patients to 43.9%, the investigators found.

In a systematic review and meta-analysis, real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) demonstrated benefits in terms of time in range, hypoglycemia, and hyperglycemia among patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Gabapentinoid use, namely gabapentin and pregabalin, was associated with increased risk for severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation in patients with epilepsy, neuropathic pain, and other chronic pain.

Despite there being more patients undergoing bariatric surgery since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2010, these surgeries had better postoperative outcomes.

An artificial intelligence (AI)-aided stethoscope provides reliable information on asthma exacerbations in children, especially those under 5 years, a study suggests.

Jeff McIntyre, MA, of the Global Liver Institute (GLI), discusses the importance of the health care community understanding non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and how to mitigate its global impact.

Ian Neeland, MD, of University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, talks about the uptick in patients at his practice seeking semaglutide for weight loss.

Merck’s pembrolizumab (Keytruda) gains expanded approval for advanced cervical cancer; delay of final rules banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars; high rates of diagnostic errors lead to harm and deaths, study finds.

Medical experts dissect critical strategies for monitoring for potential adverse events with bispecific antibodies in a comprehensive panel discussion.

Practical guidance for institutions navigating bispecific therapy integration without prior experience is provided.

The study's findings suggest that high baseline white blood cell count, particularly high neutrophil count, was associated with a higher incidence of long-term acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

A real-world study found that patients treated with Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors had lower rates of treatment discontinuation and health care resource utilization compared with other first- and second-line treatment regimens.

A study of adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) found that real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with a predictive hypoglycemia alarm reduced the time spent below range.

These findings support the safe use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) regarding the risk of pneumonia among children with asthma, according to one study.

Patient-reported outcomes data regarding measures of health-related quality of life, also known as health state utilities, in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are scarce, with current knowledge in this area concentrated in caregiver feedback.

An early-phase, dose-escalation study of a hypofractionated approach to concurrent chemoradiation using an an adaptive stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) boost showed promising results in patients with locally advanced, unresectable non­­–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Dr. Yeu examines risk factors for Demodex blepharitis, including patients with diabetes and immunosuppression.

A medical expert highlights the impact of bronchiectasis diagnosis on quality of life for patients and their caregivers.

Providers delve into considerations for continuation of optimal care when patients receiving bispecific therapy transition between care settings.

Medical experts discuss strategies for optimal implementation of bispecific therapies in cancer care.

Considerations for enhancing bispecific drug effectiveness through strategic EMR utilization in healthcare are explored.

A panel discussion covers considerations within REMS programs aimed at minimizing risks associated with bispecific therapy. NOTE: Not all FDA-approved bispecific antibodies are associated with a REMS protocol.

This study suggests that adolescents with atopic dermatitis (AD) sleep less, have greater sleep dissatisfaction, and longer weekend catch-up sleep (WCUS) than those without AD.

The deterioration of bones could contribute to the loss of teeth in women who are postmenopausal and living with HIV.

Jai G. Parekh, MD, MBA; and Alexander Kabiri, OD; compare emerging therapies and traditional treatments for dry eye disease.

Medical experts explore recent therapies in the treatment of dry eye disease.